FZNT02 KNHC 191002

HSFAT2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

1030 UTC TUE AUG 19 2025



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS



SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE

HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE

MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.



SECURITE



ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND

GULF OF AMERICA



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 21.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... 

.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 24.8N 72.0W 955 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 19 

MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 

GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E 

SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 

OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...450 NM NE QUADRANT

AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

25N66W TO 28N67W TO 29N73W TO 26N76W TO 20N74W TO 20N68W TO 

25N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 

4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N63W TO 29N69W TO 

31N81W TO 25N78W TO 20N66W TO 25N62W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING 

ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN

MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 28.1N 73.5W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 

WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW 

QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 

360 NM NE QUADRANT...345 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND

360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N67W 

TO 31N68W TO 31N77W TO 28N78W TO 24N77W TO 25N68W TO 

29N67W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 

4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 

27N80W TO 27N79W TO 31N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M

IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 31N61W TO 30N67W TO 25N67W TO 22N73W TO 

21N68W TO 26N63W TO 31N61W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.6N 73.4W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM 

FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...200 

NM SW QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS

4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 M.

REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N63W TO 29N74W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO

25N75W TO 25N69W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS

20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M.



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE

USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE

AND INTENSITY.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.CARIBBEAN 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 12N71W TO 13N72W TO

11N73W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 14N72W TO 11N75W TO 11N70W TO

11N68W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



$$

.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.